Positioning the obese or large-breasted patient for macular laser photocoagulation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a positioning method for macular laser photocoagulation in obese or large-breasted patients. Report of a laser technique. Review of clinical experience. Private retina practice. Standing the patient up, leaning forward, and using the examination chair as buttocks support allows easier positioning of the obese or large-breasted patient in the slit lamp. The laser surgeon's hand manipulating the slit-lamp joystick does not fatigue, which allows more careful examination and treatment in these delicate cases. The technique described may allow more thorough diagnostic evaluation and focal laser treatment of obese and large-breasted patients with macular diseases.
Medical subject headings
- Breast
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Laser Coagulation
- Macular Edema
- Obesity, Morbid
- Posture